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adjective

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Recent Examples of godliness
Adjective
Each step requires extreme precision, then near-godly patience, as the piece returns to the muro to harden after each step. Maria Yagoda, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024 That godly spirit is what guides him to help thousands of disenfranchised people, quietly and swiftly, like the Turpin children, a California family who suffered from abuse, or Megan Markle, who needed refuge and coverage after fleeing the United Kingdom with her husband, Prince Harry. Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Dec. 2024 Don’t worry folks, even Dwayne Johnson needs a little help getting into godly shape. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024 In a modern-day setting, Zeus has chained up Prometheus after interfering his with godly rule over humanity. Variety Entertainment News Service (tns), Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for godliness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for godliness
Noun
  • The outer appearances distracted me from the inner holiness.
    Rabbi Jack Engel, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
  • However, Christianity honored the holiness of these transgender saints.
    Sarah Barringer, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • Moyers’ preacher-like delivery and emphasis on high moral standards in his commentaries led some people to criticize him as being a pious scold.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • This message and the pious and social acts of Eid, such as celebrating with friends and family and spreading acts of charity exemplify mindfulness and can be helpful when implemented regularly.
    Monica Haider, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Sevens are the number of spiritual awakening, divine alignment, and completion.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 June 2025
  • Through this process, the soul becomes more attuned to divine energy, reaching a state of harmony with the higher dimensions.
    Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • In the past couple of years, Corbin got sober, went vegan, and became engaged with politics and spirituality.
    Eamon Whalen, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
  • Was that a common thing for you, to connect Indigenous brothers on the inside with the spirituality, and really push that?
    Nick Estes, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • At the end of the day students from a religious order went back to the houses of their communities where professors from the order also lived and dined and prayed with them.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 July 2025
  • The Senate parliamentarian spiked the part of the proposal that would exempt religious institutions from the tax, which, Fansmith says, was part of an effort to exempt the very conservative Hillsdale College from the endowment tax.
    Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Regardless of region, a memorable melody remains the holy grail.
    Faye Bradley, Variety, 4 July 2025
  • On paper, unlimited PTO sounds like the holy grail of benefits a company can offer its employees—the ability to take endless vacations and avoid burnout.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • Vance Boelter, the suspect in the attack, has been described as a devout Christian who has attended President Donald Trump’s campaign rallies, according to The Associated Press.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • Over the weekend, Elon Musk and others tried to paint the shooter as a violent leftist, but friends and former colleagues described Vance Boelter, who is charged in the killing, as a devout Christian and political conservative.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • The result is a project that transformed a site of heavenly aspirations into one of earthly delight.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025
  • The key to harnessing all of this energy is to plant seeds, take initiative and begin something at this time to infuse it with this heavenly vibration.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 22 June 2025

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“Godliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godliness. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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